Ridiculous, overwrought, invented blather and non sequiturs aside,...it isn't code talk. Trump simply was drawing an analogy between stealing an election and stealing something else of tremendous value.

He chose diamonds as his example. When you steal diamonds and get caught, you have to give the diamonds back. They don't let you just keep them and say "OK, whoops, I'll try not to do it again very much."

It isn't code talk. Trump simply was drawing an analogy between stealing an election and stealing something else of tremendous value.

He chose diamonds as his example. When you steal diamonds and get caught, you have to give the diamonds back. They don't let you just keep them and say "OK, whoops, I'll try not to do it again very much."